NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 vs NVIDIA RTX A4500, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX A4500 wins 4 of 7 benchmarks, averaging 14.2% faster.
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000's numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA RTX A4500 leads by 18% (84.68 vs 100.2 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (5% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 runs 7 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 6, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | NVIDIA RTX A4500 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 127.01 | 148.87 | -15% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 84.68 | 100.2 | -15% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 46.74 | 54.29 | -14% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 21.98 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 6.18 | 6.5 | -5% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0.171 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA RTX A4500 on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | NVIDIA RTX A4500 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 21.4 min | 18.4 min | NVIDIA RTX A4500 1.16x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | NVIDIA RTX A4500 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 48GB | 20GB |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Ampere (workstation variant) |
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s | 640 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,770 MHz | 1,575 MHz |
| TDP | 260 W | 200 W |
| Launch MSRP | $9,999 | $1,199 |
| Release | 2018-08-27 | 2021-11-23 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 or NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- NVIDIA RTX A4500 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 4 of 7 benchmarks in our suite with an average 14.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 and NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 has 48GB VRAM and a 260W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX A4500 has 20GB VRAM and a 200W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 and NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 fits 5 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX A4500. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 and NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA RTX A4500 leads by roughly 18% (84.68 vs 100.2 tok/s) in our testing.
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